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Health Outcomes of Remittances in Developing Economies: An Empirical Analysis

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  • Muhammad Nouman Shafiq

    (epartment of Economics, the Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan.)

  • Seemab Gillani

    (School of Economics, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.)

Abstract

Remittances are playing a vital role in the wellbeing of recipients by enlarging opportunities to a better quality of life, reducing child labor, providing a way to transfer knowledge, and educating about infant health care. Keeping in view the importance of remittances in the life of people, the current study intends to investigate the impact of remittances on child health by using a panel dataset covering 132 countries spanning over 1980 to 2015. Theoretically, the paper is based on Grossman’s (1972) demand for the health model. So, GDP per capita and health expenditures are taken as economic, the number of physicians as social, and access to improved water facilities and urbanization as environmental vectorsin the model. To tackle the endogenous nature of remittances, the System Generalized Methodof Moments is used. The results show that role of remittances helps to promotechild health. Regarding control variables, GDP per capita, the number of physicians, access to improved water facilities, and health expenditures reduce whereas urbanization increases infant mortality. This study suggests that growth in remittances could be used as a policy intervention to improve child health

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  • Muhammad Nouman Shafiq & Seemab Gillani, 2018. "Health Outcomes of Remittances in Developing Economies: An Empirical Analysis," Pakistan Journal of Economic Studies, Department of Economics, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan., vol. 1(1), pages 1-20, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:akw:iupjes:v:1:y:2018:i:1:p:1-20
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    1. Seemab Gillani & Tusawar Iftikhar Ahmad & Feng Wang & Muhammad Nouman Shafiq, 2021. "Antenatal Care (ANC) Coverage, Health Infrastructure, and Postnatal Care (PNC) Services Utilization: A District Level Analysis of Punjab-Pakistan," iRASD Journal of Economics, International Research Alliance for Sustainable Development (iRASD), vol. 3(3), pages 318-331, December.
    2. Seemab Gillani & Muhammad Nouman Shafiq & Tusawar Iftikhar Ahmad, 2019. "Military Expenditures and Health Outcomes: A Global Perspective," iRASD Journal of Economics, International Research Alliance for Sustainable Development (iRASD), vol. 1(1), pages 1-20, June.
    3. Seemab Gillani & Muhammad Nouman Shafiq & Tusawar Iftikhar Ahmad, 2019. "Military Expenditures and Health Outcomes: A Global Perspective," iRASD Journal of Energy and Environment, International Research Association for Sustainable Development (iRASD), vol. 1(1), pages 1-20, June.
    4. Anam Alamdar & Munazza Ahmed & Atif Khan Jadoon, 2022. "Do Migrant Remittances Promote Corruption in Pakistan?," iRASD Journal of Economics, International Research Alliance for Sustainable Development (iRASD), vol. 4(1), pages 88-97, March.
    5. Atif khan Jadoon & Syeda Azra Batool & Ambreen Sarwar & Maria Faiq Javaid & Dur a Shahwar, 2021. "An Investigation into the Channel of Public Expenditure to Boost Industrial Productivity in Pakistan," iRASD Journal of Economics, International Research Alliance for Sustainable Development (iRASD), vol. 3(2), pages 93-105, September.

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    Keywords

    Remittances; Child Health; System GMM; Panel Data.;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • F24 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - Remittances
    • I1 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health
    • C23 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Models with Panel Data; Spatio-temporal Models

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